John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” weaves storytelling songs and visual arts together in live performance.
This is going to be another really good one! Tickets are a discounted $15 in advance, or $20 at the door.
You've likely already realized that we have no filter, so it won't come as a surprise that we're telling you this: Incredibly, not a single ticket has sold. Not a one. :( This show definitely deserves a healthy crowd... so, if you buy a ticket online, write in the Notes field (or Messages or Instructions whatever it's called) on the purchase page that you'd like a 2-for-1 and we'll send you an email saying that you're getting a Bring-A-Friend-For-Free award. A twofer. Buy one get one. On us. We'll figure out where to get the missing money for John. But you gotta let us know you want the special when you buy the ticket. Or better yet, tickets.
Kerrville New Folk winner, winner of the South Florida Folk Fest, Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, invited performer at the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock! John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” brings giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage, weaving together storytelling songs and visual arts in live performance. The protagonists come from all walks of life — from an aging Vietnam Vet, to a trumpet-playing orphan… from a married couple debating evolution, to a young man with mental illness wandering the aisles of Walmart.Steeped in storytelling and fingerpicking, John John Brown is deep in the singer/songwriter tradition.“So well written that every song could be a short story, a treat for lovers of narrative-driven tales.” — Americana UK“John Prine is a clear influence in the way Brown rolls astute observations and a humorous slant into his lyrics.” — Post to Wire“One of the more promising young names in folk music today.” — Elmore Magazine“An imaginative musical performance woven into a unique visual experience.” — Gallery 25, New York“A melting pot of humor, longing, satire, and hope, Brown invites us to explore the peculiar lives of individuals that, like us, don’t always have it easy but manage to persist despite life’s impending trials.” — Music Mecca, NashvilleSaturday, October 19 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com or $20 at the door. Limited seating; advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance ticket sales will close at midnight the day before the show, or when 40 tickets have been sold. Tickets at the door as available. The event will be recorded and filmed.
By contrast, the one after this one, on Friday November 1 — Jon Langford and Sally Timms with Josh Kantor, plus Wojcicki — is two tickets shy of sold out. They went fast and furious as soon as the show was announced. So anyway, we're not gonna pitch it here, just mention it in passing. If you wanna go to that one, better jump on it.
Our 2025 calendar is almost all sewn up.01/11/25, Saturday: SYNTHFEST (6:00 PM)01/26/25, Sunday: Tom Pirozzoli + Carl Beverly w/ Rich Ewald (3:00 PM)02/08/25, Saturday: SYNTHFEST (6:00 PM)02/23/25, Sunday: Charlotte Morris + Elliott Friesen (6:00 PM)03/23/25, Sunday: Dan & Faith + Temple Mountain (3:00 PM)04/06/25, Sunday: Bethanie Yeakle + TBA (6:00 PM)04/27/25, Sunday: John Stowell and Draa Hobbs (3:00)05/18/25, Sunday: Sled Wrenches + Bird Boombox (3:00 PM)09/07/25, Sunday: Phil Henry + Erin Ash Sullivan (3:00 PM)09/28/25, Sunday: Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards + Green Heron (6:00 PM)10/19/25, Sunday: Draa Hobbs CD Release Show (3:00)11/09/25, Sunday: *PROBABLY* Heather Mae + Olivia Nied (time TBD)12/07/25, Sunday: TBA (time TBD)
Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More info about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.comStage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, the Vermont Arts Council, Guilford Sound, WOOL-FM, the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, and Chroma Technologies to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.
